Prompted by this earlier post, VP fan Chris was wondering how the Banfield Freeway (US30) connected with OR99E (Grand and Union Avenue couplet) before I5 was constructed (see his comment here). This 1962 photo shows the Banfield passing under Grand and Union Avenues (refer to the first post), then emptying out on NE 3rd at Davis. Left lane traffic turns on Couch for Union Avenue south and the Burnside Bridge. Right lane traffic passes under the Burnside Bridge, turning left on Ankeny to get to Grand Avenue northbound.
Note how land is being cleared in the upper left for the I5 path through North Portland.
(City of Portland Archives)
Vintage Portland 
thanks for posting this up.
Excellent site! Thanks for digging this stuff up! Where did the map come from? Also, if you find any more freeway construction/railroad pics please post them.
I’ve got an old wall-sized map from the early 60s, or at least part of it. I scanned that bit of it.
Does anyone know of a stadiumof some sort being located in the area of Sullivan’s Gulch and Union pre 1951 or whenever the Lloyd Center was built?
Look at the full parking lots at the MC. Must’ve been a daytime Buckaroos playoff game? (Trees have foliage)
This is so fantastic all by itself, but in tandem with the November 21, 2012, post “Burnside Bridge, 1963,” it’s totally terrific!